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Visualize Without Limits: AI-Powered Custom Visuals for the No-Code Era
For our March meetup, we're looking forward to welcoming Phil Seamark to show us how to create interactive Power BI visualisations that show data just how you want them to.
*\*\* Please only register if you are able to attend as the number of available places is limited \*\**
# Visualize Without Limits: AI-Powered Custom Visuals for the No-Code Era
Creating custom visuals used to be slow and complex. In this session, see how modern AI tools and the Power BI Visuals SDK turn that challenge into a fast, approachable process. Learn step-by-step techniques to build, customise, and ship visuals—quickly and confidently
**Agenda**
18:30 - Welcome, drinks, pizza & networking
19:00 - Main Session
20:00 - Close
**Venue**
Tenth Revolution offices in London.
Aldgate House, 33 Aldgate High St, London EC3N 1DL
Please provide your first and last name when registering for the event, as this is provided to building security to allow you entrance into the venue.
£10/Business Networking for Creatives! Open Mic and Live Music, Film,TV, Music
**Singers, musicians, hip hop artists, rappers, sound engineers, producers, filmmakers networking and Open Mic. Plus always Wednesdays Live Music from our very own band Satori Wave!**
The Blueprint to Land a Data Job in the UK
Applied to 1,000+ jobs and still hearing silence?
The job search "rules" on social media are usually outdated. We’re cutting through the noise. **Nitish Galat** (BI Analyst at PredictX, ex-Google) is opening his playbook to show you exactly how to automate the boring stuff and land offers at top-tier UK firms.
**This isn’t a sit-and-listen lecture. This is a "Bring Your Laptop and Build" session.**
### What we are Covering
* **The "Auto-Pass" Blueprint (CV & Cover Letters):** Nitish breaks down the exact quantifiable achievements UK hiring managers look for in Data, Product, and BI roles. Learn how to craft a high-conversion CV and a personalized cover letter that actually gets read. Stop the "auto-reject" cycle before it starts.
* **Interview Mastery:** Learn the technical and behavioral frameworks (including a data-driven take on the **STAR method**) that Nitish used to crack interviews at Google and beyond.
* **Live Demo: The AI Job Agent:** Watch Nitish build a live, AI-powered agent that scans JDs and customizes your application in seconds.
* **The Extension Reveal:** Get exclusive access to a custom-built tool designed to speed up the tedious parts of your daily search.
### The Vibe-Coding Sprint (7:30 PM - 9:30 PM)
This is where the magic happens. We’ll break into groups of 2 or 3 to **"vibe-code"** something useful for the job search. Whether it’s a LinkedIn outreach bot, a portfolio scraper, or an automated tracker—we build it together.
**Important:** You do **not** need to be an AI expert or a pro coder. Nitish will be floating between groups to guide you. Just bring your **laptop or tablet**, an open mind, and good vibes!
### The Evening Plan
* **6:30 PM – 6:45 PM:** Arrival & Networking (Grab a spot!)
* **6:45 PM – 7:30 PM:** The Masterclass: CV, Interview Strategy + AI Agent Live Build
* **7:30 PM – 9:00 PM:** The Sprint: Form groups & Vibe-Code your own tools
* **9:00 PM – 9:30 PM:** Show & Tell: Present your builds and share tools with the room
### What to Bring
* ✅ Your Laptop or Tablet
* ✅ A charger
* ✅ Your "can-do" attitude (Vibes are mandatory!)
**[Nitish Galat – BI Analyst & Gen AI Specialist](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitish-galat/)** Currently a BI Analyst at PredictX in London and formerly of Google, Nitish is an expert in leveraging Agentic AI to automate data workflows. Beyond his corporate role, Nitish is a dedicated educator who teaches Data Science to aspiring professionals. He is a recognized thought leader on LinkedIn and shares technical deep-dives on his YouTube channel, helping thousands build real-world AI and ML skills.
📺 [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@NitishAnalyst)
📸 [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/nitish_analyst/)
11th Mar 26 | East Midlands Data | ** ONLINE ONLY ** | Speaker - Qays AlDaoud
**Online Event**
* Online via Teams.
* Recording to be published to YouTube (coming soon).
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**Agenda**
18:15 - Arrive. Networking
18:30 - Guest Speaker Talk
19:30 - Q&A
19:45 - Event Close
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**Fabric’s Capacity Management and Throttling Policies — Bridging Theory with Practice**
This session explains the theory behind Microsoft Fabric capacity architecture so admins and users can understand how it works. We connect the concepts with the Capacity Metrics App, demonstrate how to monitor and protect capacity, explain throttling in practice, and share best practices.
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**MeetUp Member Resources In GitHub Here:**
[https://github.com/EastMidlandsData](https://github.com/EastMidlandsData)
Including introduction slides and our **Code of Conduct**.
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AWS User Group UK Meetup #76
Welcome to our March event.
We're delighted to welcome [Matt Johnson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mhjwork/), CEO, Rayo, and [Dan Keely](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-keeley/), Principal Data Engineer, Rebura.
**Matt** talks about hard-won AWS lessons on keeping cloud costs under control - plus a real “oops” story of how one small mistake can blow up your bill (and how to stop it happening again).
**Dan** talks shares how hardware-style production thinking makes your data platforms more reliable, maintainable, and cheaper to run
A big thank you to our sponsors [The Scale Factory](https://rebrand.ly/scalefactory) and [Cloudscaler](https://rebrand.ly/cloudscaler)!
**Programme:**
**18:00:** Arrival, registration
**18:15:** Talks start
**20:00:** Networking with food and a drink provided by the generosity of our sponsors.
**Talk 1:**
***When things go wrong: Managing cost in the cloud with Matt Johnson.***
There are lots of sessions that talk about the theory of cost management and tooling available on AWS, but far less look at the real world challenges of using them in production, as well as the rough edges they have - not to mention what happens when things go wrong!
In this session Matt will cover some of the hard lessons learned from working with AWS over the last 14 years, with a real-world example of how a simple mistake can cause problems, and how to avoid them in future.
The presentation is aimed at both those new to AWS and to veterans of the platform, and also includes practical guidance on how to improve your cost management on AWS.
Matt has been using AWS since 2011, including 8.5 years at AWS in the public sector tech org. He has presented at 6 separate re:Invents and dozens of other events, covering a wide range of topics. Now as CEO of Rayo, Matt continues to help customers deliver mission outcomes using cloud technology.
**Talk 2:**
***Predictable Designs in Data Engineering on AWS with Dan Keeley.***
What if we treated data engineering systems the way world-class hardware teams treat products headed for mass production?
John Teel (Texas Instruments) has spent years taking complex hardware from prototype to dependable, high-quality production at scale. In this talk, Dan borrows those “production-grade” principles - predictability, repeatability, and ruthless attention to failure modes, and translates them into practical patterns for building data platforms on AWS.
This is less about any single AWS service and more about building data systems that behave consistently, even as requirements, volumes, and teams change.
**What you’ll learn:**
Attendees will leave with practical, reusable approaches they can apply immediately:
* How to make systems maintainable
* How to keep costs efficient without heroics
* How to borrow best practices across engineering disciplines
Dan is a community driven data engineer and now c-level team builder working with a wide range of Data technologies in the cloud. He is on the steering group for the biggest tech conference in London - BigDataLDN. He has won a number of awards, including being named in the top 50 data leaders and influencers in the UK.
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If you are interested in speaking at one of our events please check out our [call for papers here](https://awsuguk.org/call-for-papers/).
We are advocates for greater inclusion & diversity in UK Tech and are especially keen to receive talk submissions from people in underrepresented groups. If you are interested in speaking at a future meetup but would like to discuss what to expect or need assistance please contact our Inclusion & Diversity Lead Natalie Gray - graynataliej@gmail.com or DM her [@natjgray](https://twitter.com/natjgray)
Check out our [website](https://awsuguk.org) for more information about our community. Remember to follow us [@AWSUserGroupUK](https://twitter.com/AWSUserGroupUK) and on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aws-ug-uk) for the latest updates and you can find videos of our past meetups on [YouTube](http://bit.ly/2dZnvEE). If you want to chat with other members, join our [Community Discord Server](https://discord.gg/yMa8Rvtsmy).
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AI on Tap | London | Episode 1
**AI on Tap: Real AI. Real People. Real Beer.**
**📍** London’s monthly meetup for AI-curious business minds
*Cut through the AI noise - over a pint.*
***Tired of AI hype and jargon? So are we.***
AI on Tap is a no-BS meetup for London’s business leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, and knowledge workers who want to understand how AI is actually being used in the real world - without needing a computer science degree.
No pitches. No slides. No tech bro talk.
***What to Expect***
Imagine a night down the pub with those mates of yours who’re actually doing AI – not just talking about it. You’ll meet leaders and technologists from London’s business community who are in the trenches every day, putting AI to work.
They’ve seen what works and how to make it happen; what flops and how to avoid it. Now they’re here to share – pint in hand.
**🎯 "Pick a Problem" panel discussion**
Before the event, you’ll have the chance to submit your thorniest AI challenge – then vote on which problems the room tackles first. Our expert panel will dig into the top-voted challenges live on the night, share what they’ve seen work (and fail), and give you practical next steps.
*Your problems. Honest answers. Usable solutions.*
**🏆 "Wins & Bins" lightning round**
Got an AI gem that’s saving you hours? A tool that actually delivers? We’ll pass the mic around for quick-fire tips from the room – the stuff that’s working (or what to avoid), shared by the people using it.
*Two minutes, one tip, everyone learns.*
**🤝 "Sip Sync" on-on-ones**
Want a guaranteed chat with one of our expert hosts? No awkward hovering required. Book a 5-minute slot on the night, grab a drink, and talk through your AI challenges – see if there’s a fit to keep the conversation going.
*Totally optional, zero pressure, pint in hand.*
***What You'll Walk Away With***
*Stories from the trenches*
Hear from local leaders actually using AI – from streamlining operations to scaling sales. What’s working, what’s not, and what they’d do differently.
*Ideas you can use tomorrow*
Practical stuff you can immediately try in your own business – no fluff, just value.
*People who get it*
Like-minded professionals navigating the same AI questions and challenges. Share what you’ve tried, ask what you’re stuck on, and figure it out together.
*Great beer and a relaxed vibe*
The Old Ivy House is a proper London pub with a cracking beer selection. Grab a pint and settle in for an evening of laid-back, intelligent conversation.
***Who's It For?***
Whether you’re leading a team or just getting curious, if you want to understand AI’s real-world impact, you’re welcome here:
* Business leaders trying to make sense of AI’s potential
* Managers exploring tools to improve productivity
* Founders and entrepreneurs experimenting with AI
* Knowledge workers who want to stay relevant
* Anyone interested in practical, human-first AI conversations
*No technical background required - we speak human, not code.*
***Event Details***
📅 **When:** Wednesday, March 11th, 6:00–9:00 PM (doors open from 5:30 pm)
📍 **Where:** The Old Ivy House: 166 Goswell Rd, London EC1V 7DT
🍺 **What to bring:** Yourself, your questions, and a thirst for both insight and beer
💰 **Cost:** £39
🎯 **Format:** Expert panel + lightning tips + mingling + optional one-on-one chats with hosts
***Why We’re Doing This***
We believe that businesses using AI will replace those that don’t - and the ones that thrive will be the ones that learn fast, adapt faster, and support each other along the way.
**AI on Tap** is an initiative of **Proof to Production**, a community dedicated to helping business leaders share practical AI stories from the frontlines - no theory, just results.
***Ready to see what AI can really do for your business?***
Grab a pint and join the conversation.
👋 First-timers especially welcome!
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ClickHouse Observability Meetup at SRE Days London
It's a ClickHouse Observability Meetup at SRE Days London!
We've joined forces with the SRE Days team to host an evening meetup at their stunning venue.
Join us for a few deep-dive talks, some food, and beverages.
In fact, we are so excited that we have a discount if you want to attend the entirety of the event. Just head on over to https://luma.com/sreday-2026-london-q1 and use the code CLICK80 for a massive discount.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Agenda:
5:30 - Arrival
6:00 - Uncovered: The Hard Truth About OpenTelemetry's Vendor Neutrality - Adriana Villela
6:30 - Observability Updates in ClickHouse - Dale McDiarmid
7:00 - How we built an SRE Agent with Clickhouse and eBPF - Chris Battarbee
7:30 - Running Grafana at Scale - Rory Crispin
ONLINE | How to get paid users into your apps
If you are looking to build and monetise an app, then you are going to have to ask people to pay for it. But you don't have to feel like a pushy salesperson to do so.
In this **FREE ONLINE** webinar, I will be explaining the basics of **GO-TO-MARKET**, or how to give yourself the best chance of getting your product into people's hands.
Only ten spots available for this event, and you can register at [https://luma.com/pwvodr16](https://luma.com/pwvodr16)
* 5 mins for welcoming
* 20 mins presentation
* 30 mins Q&A
Allies of Women in Data & AI - SPECIAL EVENT
## Allies of Women in Data & AI
A panel discussion spotlighting women’s careers in data & AI.
**📍 Venue:** [Datatonic](https://datatonic.com/) HQ
**🎙️ Panellists:**
* [Hazal Muhtar (Wise)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazalmuhtar/)
* [Laura Lewis (Monzo)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauralewisuk/)
* [Josie Williams (Global)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/josiewilliams/)
* [Lina Mikolajczyk (Venatus)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/linajczyk/)
**🎤 Compere:** [Adam Dathi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-dathi-384a4329/)
Event & Afterparty Sponsor: [Meltano](https://meltano.com/)
This event centres the real career journeys of women working in data and AI — from breaking in, to navigating challenges, to stepping into leadership.
Through an open, honest panel discussion, our speakers will share:
* The realities of building a career in data & AI
* Barriers they’ve faced (and how they’ve worked around them)
* Practical advice for women aspiring to senior and leadership roles
The panel will be followed by an audience Q&A and relaxed, meaningful networking with women in data & AI and the allies who support them.
***
### Why this event exists
Despite progress, women are still underrepresented in data & AI leadership.
This event is about visibility, learning from lived experience, and creating space for better conversations.
Delivered in collaboration with [Stacked Pathways](https://cognifysearch.com/stackedpathways/), a free mentoring initiative for women working in Data & AI, organised by [Cognify](https://cognifysearch.com/).
***
**Who should attend**
* Women working in (or moving into) data & AI
* Allies who want to listen, learn, and actively support change
Agentic AI & Platform Engineering Leadership in Financial Services - LBG
Hello and welcome to our joint **Cloud Platform Engineering London x Platform Engineering Leaders x Data & AI Leaders** meetup.
This special crossover event brings together platform engineers, data and AI leaders, architects, SREs, and technology executives exploring how agentic AI systems intersect with modern platform engineering in regulated financial services environments.
We are delighted to host this event at Lloyd's Banking Group in London.
**Speakers & Sessions:**
Panel: Agentic AI in the Enterprise
Speakers:
* Joseph Reeve, Growth, ElevenLabs
* Chris Parsonson, CEO, Solve Intelligence
* Joanna Crown, Director of Data, Moonpig
* Sultan AI Awar, Solutions Architect (Digital Natives) at Databricks
* Moderator: Ethan Sumner, Co-Founder & CEO at Community Stack
Session: Agentic AI in Practice: How LBG is delivering scalable business value through AI
Description: This session highlights LBG’s enterprise approach to scale Agentic AI, showing how the Group has built a scalable and safe foundation for Agentic AI through investments in data & AI platforms, governance frameworks, reusable agentic patterns, and AI upskilling for colleagues.
Speakers:
* Astitva Karunesh - AI Business Lead, AI CoE, Lloyds Banking Group
* Lara Vomfell - Senior Data & AI Scientist, AI CoE, Lloyds Banking Group
Session: How AI can catch what staging environments can't
Description: Dylan from Overmind will spend five minutes explaining a complex Cloudfront outage that exposed the personal data of more than a hundred thousand people. Then another five minutes explaining the AI techniques that we used to simulate this exact outage using off-the-shelf models and live infrastructure state, which would have allowed them to prevent it before it ever happened.
Speaker: Dylan Ratcliffe, Founder & CEO at Overmind
**Agenda:**
18:00 — Arrival and refreshments
18:15 — Welcome and introduction — Ethan Sumner
18:20 — Agentic AI in Practice - LBG
18:40 — How AI can catch what staging environments can't - Dylan
18:50 — Break
19:00 — Agentic AI in the Enterprise
20:00 — Close and networking
We are always keen to hear from:
• Speakers
• Hosts
• Sponsors
If you would like to speak, sponsor, or host a future event, please reach out to [Ethan Sumner](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethansumner404/) via LinkedIn.
These communities form part of the [Community Stack](https://www.meetup.com/pro/generative-ai-uk-community/) ecosystem and follow the [Community Stack Code of Conduct](https://www.communitystack.io/code-of-conduct) and [Privacy Policy,](https://www.communitystack.io/privacy-policy) ensuring a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all attendees.
GenAI in analytics workflows: What’s useful vs what’s theatre
Come and join us for a coffee/tea and chat as we discuss what’s hype and what’s real as well as how analytics helps us fight human trafficking. All
Food and drink must be paid for as you consume it. A minimum of a drink must be orders can be water soft drink or coffe/tea etc excellent cocktails available.
Meetup #9
Hi Everyone,
We’re thrilled to announce that Meet-Up #9, the first one for 2026, is now confirmed for Thursday, 12th March! 🎉
Join us at our London HQ, 100 Liverpool Street, for an evening packed full of insightful talks, great conversations and plenty of opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals. We'll confirm the speakers next week!
Of course, it wouldn’t be a proper meet-up without pizza and refreshments to keep the energy high all night! 🍕🥤
🕕 Doors open for networking at 18:00
🎤 The first talk kicks off at 18:30
🚪 Wrapping up at 20:30
Grafana & Friends London - March edition
Join us for Grafana talks mixed with snacks and community conversations!
Schedule
18:00-18:30
Welcome, snacks, drinks and networking
18:30-19:00
**From Service to Line Number: Getting Started with Continuous Profiling** by Christian Simon, Principal Engineer at Grafana
Logs, metrics, and traces tell you which service is slow or expensive. Profiles tell you which code path - down to the line number. With profiling now part of OpenTelemetry, and the eBPF profiler requiring zero instrumentation, there's never been a better time to add this missing piece to your observability stack.
1\. Value of Continuous Profiling
2\. How do you set up continuous profiling \(Pyroscope \+ OTel eBPF profiler\)
3\. Deriving insights from Profiles using Grafana Assistant
4\. Demo
19:00-19:40 **My Cool Grafana Dashboard Show and Tell - Lightning Talks**
**Lightning talks:**
**1\. What if Your Career Had Metrics?**
**Roxana Turc, Software Engineer at BNY**, will show how she used Grafana to build a **career dashboard—tracking learning, work, and growth**, and why seeing her progress this way changed how she thinks about development.
**2\. Using Grafana for Visualising IoT Air Quality Sensor Data** by John Sinha, Lead Technical Business Analyst
IoT air quality sensors produce noisy, high-resolution time series data, but how you visualise it determines what you actually see. This lightning talk walks through a Grafana dashboard designed to **present environmental data clearly, covering time and value scaling choices, linear vs. log views, and practical denoising techniques.** See how small visualisation decisions can dramatically change the story your sensor data tells.
3. **How I discovered pigeons sabotaging my project with Kafka and Grafana** \- by Hugh Evans\, Developer Advocate at Aiven
Learn how how a lightweight Kafka + Grafana observability stack helped Hugh **catch his avian adversaries** and iterate on a hobby project **without enterprise-scale complexity or costs**.
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Building a Voice Over Business
Join Voice Over Pros Of Ohio for an exciting morning of networking, and exploring opportunities in the world of voice acting. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this event is perfect for expanding your network, learning how to start a VO business, and for honing your skills. Connect with fellow voice actors and VO experts, that will help you succeed in your voice over business.
This event will feature discussions on professional development, entrepreneurship in the voice over industry, with tips for navigating the world of voice acting. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn from others, collaborate with like-minded individuals, and take your voice over career to the next level. Join us Saturday, March 28, from 10am - 12pm and learn how to start or grow your voice over business. Let your voice be heard! The $10 fee covers refreshments and door prizes.
CBusData - Discover the Power of Window Functions
Window functions have nothing to do with the Windows operating system but provide a “window” to a result set when used in SQL queries. They are powerful, set-based methods to view data in unexpected ways. Window functions provide easy, set-based solutions to solve some common problems:
* Using running totals
* Performing operations in intervals
* Identifying data gaps and islands
* Performing aggregates without losing detail
Many people are confused by window functions and do not know how to use them properly. This session will explore window functions, how they work, and how to use them. Demonstrations with several examples will solidify how window functions can simplify queries and make them more powerful.
Data & Analytics Wednesday - Google Analytics Alternatives
**Google Analytics Alternatives**
Is it finally time to make the switch away from Google Analytics? Two-and-a-half years ago Jason Packer asked this question at Columbus Web Analytics Wednesday.
Since then: Google’s Universal Analytics has been sunset, we’ve changed our name to Columbus Data & Analytics Wednesday, and Jason has released two editions of his book “Google Analytics Alternatives”.
Fresh off the release of the 2nd edition of his book, we thought it was time to re-open this conversation. While people love to complain about it, GA’s market share has remained relatively constant (at least in the United States). Why is that? You won’t find any complaints about GA4 in this talk, but rather an overview of what’s currently available in the market and how to frame your decision-making process.
We’ll also be giving out some free copies of Jason’s book! So even if you’ve got a “GA4Lyfe” tattoo (no judgement), there’s free books to go with the free pizza and beer.
Thanks to our 2026 sponsors:
[Clarivoy](https://www.clarivoy.com), [What Box Consulting Group](https://www.whatboxconsultinggroup.com), [Conductrics](https://www.conductrics.com), and [Piwik PRO](https://piwik.pro)
More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)
Gold Star Business Networking
Bring your business cards and network in person with other business professionals! Gold Star Referral Clubs is one of the most established professional networking organizations in the country, with multiple groups in central Ohio. Join us!
From Idea to Working App in Minutes: The Agentic Development with Amazon Kiro
Discover Kiro, AWS’s innovative development environment that adapts to your workflow. Whether you prefer specification-driven development or a more intuitive, vibe-based approach, Kiro empowers you to build applications your way.
In this session, speakers will explore Kiro’s core functionality and its evolution through re:Invent 2025, along with demonstrations of prompts used to create APIs, hooks, and steering documents.
In the latter part of the session, watch as we build a complete example from scratch, showcasing Kiro’s agentic AI workflow in action for spec-driven development and vibe coding.
What You'll Learn - Core Kiro concepts and development philosophy
Feature evolution: pre and post re:Invent 2025
Practical examples: API creation, hooks, and steering docs
Live coding demonstration with real-time problem solving
Who Should Attend - Developers, solutions architects, and technical leaders interested in modern AWS development tools and AI-assisted coding workflows.
**Speakers Bio:**
Matthew Jorat: Matthew Jorat is a Customer Solutions Manager at AWS with nearly three decades of expertise in AI, cloud transformation, migration, modernization, IT, technology, and business. His career spans infrastructure engineer, solutions architect, security auditor, customer success director, support and services director, and operations officer. He was an early adopter of AWS services as a customer, and his current role at AWS uniquely blends his technical and business skills as he partners with executive teams to translate strategic priorities into measurable business outcomes through cloud adoption, AI implementation, and operational excellence. Matt leads end-to-end AI initiatives for enterprise customers, identifying high-impact use cases and maintaining relentless focus on measurable ROI. He holds eight AWS certifications and serves as Adjunct Professor at Franklin University teaching cloud computing and AWS architecture. His expertise encompasses GenAI, agentic AI systems, migration, modernization, and optimization strategies that drive transformation at scale.
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/)
Girish Bhatia: Girish Bhatia is a seasoned technology delivery leader with deep expertise in cross-domain program management. He holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, and AWS Generative AI Practitioner, and is also an AWS Community Builder. Girish brings over two decades of experience in the information technology industry.
Throughout his career, Girish has led major technology-driven business transformation from modernizing on-premises applications to driving large-scale cloud migrations. His work includes API-based integration platforms, data-center and mainframe modernization, and enterprise cloud adoption initiatives.
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Girish works at a tech-forward fintech company. He is passionate about AWS serverless architectures, Generative AI and emerging cloud technologies. An avid learner and builder, he continues to explore and apply the latest innovations in AWS to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/[https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/)
**THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/
**DIRECTIONS**
Franklin University
Fisher Hall
300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8
Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map.
NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct.
**Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?**
Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com
ServiceNow's Got Talent
Builders, creators, architects, admins, consultants - come one, come all. This one's for you.
We're bringing a little friendly competition to the Columbus ServiceNow community while highlighting the cool things people have built on the platform.
Five presenters will take the stage to showcase something they've built, solved, designed, or imagined on the ServiceNow platform - and a panel of judges (plus YOU, our amazing audience) will score them live.
So basically, America's Got Talent but make it ServiceNow's Got Talent.
Bring a notepad if you'd like 'cause you'll definitely be learning something new.
Each presenter gets 10 minutes max to wow the crowd with:
• A demo
• A real-world business solution
• A bold idea
• A UX transformation
• Or a creative use of the platform
Judging Criteria:
🏆 Business Value
🚀 Innovation
✨ User Experience
This event is about celebrating ideas, sharing knowledge, and showing how ServiceNow can drive both business impact and meaningful user value.
Come learn. Come support. Come get inspired.
Refreshments and bites will be provided.
And maybe next time… you’ll be on stage.
TBD
**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you.
The building address is 4450 Bridge Park
The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400
**Abstract**
TBD
**YouTube Link**
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